Sidmouth Town Under-14s draw another game

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Sidmouth 1, Newton Abbot 1

On a heavy pitch Sidmouth were denied victory by a late equaliser from the visitors.

There was plenty of industry from the side, particularity from Ben Miller, Alistair Forsyth and Jonny Dunn, but the deadlock could not be broken in a first half that saw the visitors not create a single chance of note.

After the break there was more of the same with opening goal coming thanks to a fine run and finish by Jack DeWinton.

Jamie Newbery then headed just over from a corner.

As the half wore on Sidmouth began to defend deeper and deeper and paid the price for not finishing the visitors off when they popped in the equaliser with just five minutes to play.

As the saying goes, all good things come to an end, and so it proved last night at the Oak Tree Arena, as ‘Cases’ Somerset Rebels unbeaten home run came to an end with a shock defeat at the hands of local rivals the Plymouth Devils, writes Dave Thompson.

Combatting the strongest bowling attack in the section on a very poor wicket was a challenge which proved to be beyond Ottery St Mary 1st XI who registered only their second reverse of the campaign from their trip to Uplyme, writes Ian Townsend.